Kevin Jonas Quotes

Some guys didn't have fathers. Some guys grew up with great dads but the weight of fatherhood shifts onto their shoulders because they make millions now. Some guys are away from their kids or divorced. I'm letting them all know they aren't alone when it comes to fatherhood issues and to encourage them to make time for their kids.

I was 20 when my daughter was born, and making all these plans during my wife's pregnancy. I was going to be the perfect father. Once she was born, it was suddenly, 'Oh, my God! I'm a parent!'

Having been a father for 19 years I realise fatherhood has changed me.

Fatherhood didn't change me in the beginning very much.

We criticize mothers for closeness. We criticize fathers for distance. How many of us have expected less from our fathers and appreciated what they gave us more? How many of us always let them off the hook?

Becoming a dad was the proudest moment of my life. Playing football does not even compare.

It is easier for a father to have children than for children to have a real father.

A baby is such a huge change for everyone, so acknowledge that. It's hard, and you don't have to be great at everything right away.

It makes me bounce out of boxing, I put all my spare time into being a dad.

Certainly I think being an absentee farther helps in adding a layer of conflict.

I've seen beautiful and profound change and growth in men who are becoming fathers. Women get to carry the baby, so you might get a little head start on them, but watching a man get to know the little person, seeing that bond evolve and seeing the difference in the relationship between fathers and their sons and daughters, is fascinating.

You’re not supposed to dislike your own child. You were supposed to like them no matter what, even if they were not what you wanted.

It means everything to be a father. I had a father growing up, so I wanted my kids to have a father as well.

I worked very hard in my first marriage, and I travelled constantly to make money for the family, and when I came home, I would be the best father that I could be.

I get to see my baby's development. I get to change diapers, I get to be a real father, something that I didn't have growing up.

I'm trying to be better for my son. And regretting every moment that I'm not spending with him.

I was quite lucky: although my dad worked a lot, whenever he was free, he would play sports with me and my brother, and I can't wait to do that with my child.

Dads are not a risk to be managed, but a resource to be used for the benefit of the whole family.

I would love to be a dad. There are plenty of comedians who have kids. But they're dads. Being a dad is so different from being a mom.

Growing up, as a kid, my father was always there.

I always knew one day fatherhood would be great, I just didn't think it would be this great.

The challenges of me being a father are just the same as any other father.

Jim Swan was my father, but Reg Barnes was my dad.

I think you have to be a father to understand those feelings… that happiness of being a father.

My kids really still share the one thing that I think is life-changing, and that's eye contact with me. As they've gotten older, I have made it a priority to continue that.